Climber's Paradise

Making Canada's Mountain Parks, 1906-1974

AvPearlAnn Reichwein

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

The mountain parks are for all Canadians for all time and their value cannot be measured in terms of how many access roads, motels, souvenir shops and golf courses we've provided. -Bob Jordan, 1971 The Alpine Club of Canada imagined the Rockies and neighbouring ranges to the west and the north as a "climber's paradise." Through a century of adventure and advocacy, the ACC led the way to mountain pursuits in spectacular regions. Historian and mountain studies specialist PearlAnn Reichwein's research is informed by her experiences mountaineering and by her interest in mountain culture. She presents a compelling case for understanding wild spaces and human activity within them as parts of a whole. A work of invaluable scholarship in the areas of environmental history, public policy, sport studies, recreation, and tourism, Climber's Paradise will appeal to many non-specialists, mountaineers, environmentalists, and travellers across Canada and beyond.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-07-15
Mått:191 x 254 x 25 mm
Vikt:920 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Mountain Cairns: A series on the history and culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:University of Alberta Press
ISBN:9780888646743
Utmärkelser:Winner of Canadian Historical Association's Clio Prize (Prairies) 2015 (Canada)

Utforska kategorier

Servicesektorn inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Reseguider inom Reseguider
Friluftsaktiviteter inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

PearlAnn Reichwein is Associate Professor at the University of Alberta where she teaches Canadian history, environmental history, and leisure philosophy. Her early work with Parks Canada as a research historian, cultural resource planner, and heritage interpreter living in Banff and Yoho national parks enriched her understanding of mountain landscapes.

Recensioner i media

"There has been a definite need for a finely crafted book on the relationship between the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) and Canada’s Mountain Parks: Climber’s Paradise tells the tale in an exquisite manner and, in doing so, reveals much about the complex paradise of Canada’s mountaineering history and ethos.... Reichwein has certainly emerged...as one of the primary keepers of the distinctive Canadian mountaineering tradition, and Climber’s Paradise confirms yet again why this is the indubitable case." [Full review at bit.ly/1nYxnCK]

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsPreface xiAcknowledgements xvAbbreviations xviiMap xviii1 Imagining Canada’s Mountain Parks 12 Canada’s Alpine Club 133 Mountaineering Camp in the Tented Town 594 Advocacy for Canada’s Hetch Hetchy 1195 Conservation, Sport Tactics, and War Measures 1536 Limitless Playgrounds? 1977 Belonging in Mountain Landscapes 255Epilogue 295Reconnections in a Living WorldAppendices 311Notes 317References 359Index 393

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